Galway Arts Centre poetry workshops

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

THE POET Kevin Higgins will give a series of poetry workshops, for different levels of experience, at the Galway Arts Centre, starting in September.

Folk/blues from Charlie Parr @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

FOLK/BLUES singer-songwriter and guitarist Charlie Parr is coming to Galway to play Monroe's Backstage Bar on Wednesday August 24 at 8.30pm.

Americana singer Peco @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

PECO, THE former frontman of Indie-folk band Valentine Black, is coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Friday August 5 at 9pm and Saturday 6 at 11.30pm.

Pearl Jam tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

LEADING PEARL Jam tribute band, Pearl Jem, will bring the music of the Seattle legends to the stage of Monroe's Live on Friday August 26 at 10pm.

Of veils and voyeurs

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE TOWN Hall Theatre bar is currently hosting a fine photography exhibition by Irish artist Tony Carragher which is well worth making the effort to catch before it finishes on August 10.

Summer acting courses for adults

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE GALWAY Actors Workshop hosts three short summer acting courses, covering a variety of areas of drama, each running for six weeks in the Anno Santo Hotel, Salthill.

Dancing To The End Of Love - new novel by Adrian White

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

AN INTERNATIONALLY successful singer and a novelist begin a stormy, passionate affair, but only when their daughter is born, do the couple realise just how different they are.

Community art exhibition in Furbo

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

SEVENTEEN ARTISTS, from both the Furbo Baptist Church and wider local community, are displaying paintings, copper sculpture, wood sculpture, glass, and mixed media objects as part of a new exhibition.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

“I CANNOT get enough of these guys, they soothe the soul.” So said US president Barack Obama about the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, who play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Sunday July 31 at 8pm.

Album Review: The Driftwood Manor

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THERE IS an argument to be made that Irish folk, while it has an outstanding repertoire to draw from, is often over-reliant on that repertoire, and this is stifling the creation and addition of new works to the cannon.

Robbie Bonham plays Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

ROBBIE BONHAM is “confident, intelligent, creative," says The Laughter Lounge, and “pretty damn hilarious," according to ComedyEire. He plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.

Galway memoir of an unforgettable romance

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

WHEN GALWAYWOMAN Charlie O'Sullivan goes for a fun holiday in Italy, finding love is the last thing on her mind, but on her first night in Milan, she meets Roberto.

The Dustbowl Revival - all of American music is here

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE DUSTBOWL Revival could be called an American roots orchestra, fusing the sounds of bluegrass, swing, hot jazz, pre-war blues, southern soul, and New Orleans funk.

Brendan Grace to play Salthill in August

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

IRELAND'S favourite funnyman, Brendan Grace, makes a welcome return to Galway, when he performs his Summer Cabaret Show at the Salthill Hotel on Thursday August 11 at 8pm.

The Seen and The Unseen in Kinvara

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE SEEN and The Unseen, an exhibition of ceramics, sculpture, painting and photography by Bláithín Ní Leannain, Catherine Dunne and William Fulford, is about to open in Kinvara.

GTI to host creative writing classes

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

CREATIVE WRITING classes for beginners and intermediate level, take place in the Galway Technical Institute in September.

Inishbofin Concerts celebrate 20th anniversary

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

MARY COUGHLAN, Declan O'Rourke, and Mick Flannery are among the leading singers and musicians who will play the forthcoming Inishbofin Concert series, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Reggae legend Jah Shaka to play Galway

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

JAH SHAKA, the legendary reggae artist whose music inspired such post-punks giants as Public Image Ltd and The Slits, plays the Commercial Boatclub, Woodquay, this Saturday at 8pm.

Cry Before Dawn @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

IN THE late 1980s, Cry Before Dawn enjoyed a status as one of Ireland's most critically and commercially successful bands, and their return to live duties in recent years has been welcomed.